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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch comes to the ring accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. Wallaby has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Doug Wallaby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.
Wallaby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crotch is rocked!
Wallaby throws a series of punches but Crotch avoids them all with ease.
Oh Crotch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crotch shoots in but no luck this time.
Crotch seems to have got his legs back now.
Wallaby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crotch manages to avoid it.
Crotch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wallaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crotch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Wallaby does no damage.
Crotch shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Doug Wallaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Wallaby does no damage.
Wallaby looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crotch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Crotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallaby fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crotch shoots for a takedown but Wallaby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallaby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wallaby throws a jab when Crotch was well out of range.
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Crotch avoids it well.
Crotch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crotch throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallaby can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallaby wants to get back to his feet but Crotch drags him back down.
Crotch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallaby, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crotch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crotch tries for a kimura but Wallaby is defending well.
Wallaby tries to escape but Crotch is in control.
Crotch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crotch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wallaby wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crotch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallaby swivels and escapes.
Crotch shoots for a takedown but Wallaby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallaby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Wallaby walks into a jab.
Wallaby misses with a two punch combination.
Crotch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crotch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wallaby's head.
Wallaby is defending against the submission attempts here by Crotch.
Crotch thows a huge punch but Wallaby dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crotch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crotch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crotch is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wallaby doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crotch.
Crotch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crotch is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Wallaby has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Crotch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crotch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wallaby lands an overhand right.
Wallaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Wallaby does no damage.
Wallaby misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crotch shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crotch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wallaby is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallaby is trying to get back to his feet.
Crotch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallaby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crotch tries to advance to mount but can't.
Crotch in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wallaby is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Crotch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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